The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 80a
— No. 7 — — Lord Knutsford to the Earl of Glasgow. — Telegraphic. — [Answered by Nos. 8 and 112.]
— No. 7 —
Lord Knutsford to the Earl of Glasgow.
Telegraphic.
[Answered by Nos. 8 and 112.]
10 August 1892.
The figures in your Despatch of 22nd June* show that the Legislative Council consists of 31 Members of the Opposition and 5 Ministerialists.
If 12 were added to the latter, a large Opposition majority would still remain; therefore the proposal of Premier seems to me a reasonable one. The existence of an Upper House largely disproportionate to what appears to be the present political feeling in the Colony may be imperilled unless a more even balance of parties is secured. Despatch will be sent by mail.
* No. 6.